Fountain-pen.



PATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904.

H. M. MANNHBIMER.

FOUNTAIN PEN.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 18, 1904.

NO MODEL.

M07 2M. 744W/ B5 29m X7@ WM UNITED STATES Patented September 6, 1904.

HARRY M. MANNHEIMER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,554, dated September 6, 1904.

Application filed May 16, 1904. Serial No. 208.235. (No model.)

To (1.7K u'w'nt it 71mg/ won/ecrit.-

Beit known thatLIIARRY M. B'IANNI'IEDIER. a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain- Pens, of which the following is a specification containing' a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to fountain-pens; and it consists of the novel features herein shown, described, and claimed.

In the drawings, Fig'urel is a perspective of a fountain-pen embodying' the principles of my invention. Fig'. Q is a longitudinal sectional detail upon an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a plan of the ink-feeder, parts being broken away. Fig. I is a cross-section on the line i l of Fig'. 2. Fig'. 5 is a cross-section on the line 5 of Fig'. Q. Fig'. 6 is a cross-section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

Referring tothe drawings in detail, the inkreceptacle T is tubular in form, so as to serve as the main frame of thc penholder, there being' a removable cap 8 at its upper end and a packing 9 within the cap to make a tight joint. The lower end of thc ink-receptacle is reduced in size, and there is an enlarged screwthreaded portion I() near the center of the receptacle. The extreme lower end of thereceptacle is adapted to serve as an ink-feeder, there being' a small opening Il connecting the chamber l2 with the ink-feeder groove I3. A shell Il is loosely mounted upon the lower end of the ink-receptacle, the upper end l5 of the shell being' tapered and exteriorly serew-threaded, and a ferrule or coupling' I6 is adjustably mounted upon the scre\ threaded portion l0, with the upper end of the shell H screw-seated in the lower end of the coupling, so that the shell 14: may be ad justed up and down on the ink-receptacle. lheI pen-clamp 1T is mounted in the lower end of the shell Il, and the pen 18 is inserted into the lower end of the shell outside of the clamp IT in position to cover the ink-feeding' groove 13, the point of said groove terminating slig'htly below the upper cnd of the feeding-slot 19 of the pen.

Any ordinary writing-pen may be used with my fountain-penholder. The penis inserted into the shell 14, then the shell is placed in position to bring the pen into proper relation with the ink-feeding mechanism, then the shell H is held securely in position relative to the ink-receptacle, and the coupling 16 is adjusted to hold the shell let in that position. The coupling' I6 should lit comparatively tight upon the screw-threads IO and may be secured down upon the shell let until it tightens up by virtue of the tapered thread I5. Then the parts are secured together and may be used until it is desired to change pens.

One of the principal objects of my invention is to produce a fountain-pen in which o1'- dnary steel pens may be used.

If desired, the screw-threads l5 may be omitted, in which case the taper should be retained, so that the shell may be pressed tightly into the coupling'.

The leading features of my invention are an ink-receptacle forming the frame of the penholder, a pen-holding mechanism adjustably mounted upon the ink-receptacle, so as to provide means of using pens of different sizes,

and feeding mechanism leading' vfrom the inl;-

receptacle to the pens.

I claim 1. In a fountain-pen: an ink receptacle forming the niain frame of the penholder; a

coupling screw-seated upon the ink-rccepta- 4 cle; and a pen-holding' device adapted to beattached to the coupling; substantially as specitied.

2. VIn a fountain pen: an ink-receptacle forming' the main frame of the penholder; a coupling screw-seated upon the ink-receptacle for adjustment up and down; and a penholding` device adapted to be attached to the coupling; substantially as specified.

3. In a fountain-pen: an inl 1'eceptaclc; a coupling adjustably mounted upon the inkreceptacle; and a pen-holding device adapted to be attached to the coupling; substantially as specified.

` 4. In a fountain-pen: an ink-receptacle; a pen-holding device slidingly mounted upon the ink-receptacle; and means oi' fastening the pen-holding device to the ink-receptacle; substantially as speoiiied.

In testimony Whereof have signed my naine to this speoliicatlon 1n 'presence of two sub- IO scrlblng Witnesses.

HARRY M. MANNHEIMER.

Witnesses F. C. CRISLER, JOHN C. HIGDON. 

